2018 Viterra Championship

2018 Viterra Championship
Host city	Winkler, Manitoba
Arena	Winkler Centennial Arena
Dates	January 31–February 4
Winner	Reid Carruthers
Curling club	West St. Paul Curling Club
Skip	Reid Carruthers
Third	Braeden Moskowy
Second	Derek Samagalski
Lead	Colin Hodgson
Finalist	Mike McEwen
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The 2018 Viterra Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from January 31 to February 4 at the Winkler Centennial Arena in Winkler. The winning Reid Carruthers team represented Manitoba at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.

The semifinal and final games were broadcast on Sportsnet One.^[1]

Teams

Teams are as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Club
Travis Bale	Andrew Irving	Geoff Lang	Brad Van Walleghem	Roy Janz	Fort Rouge
Daniel Birchard	Kelly Fordyce	Brody Moore	Andrew Peck		Pembina
David Bohn	Justin Richter	Tyler Forrest	Bryce McEwen		Assiniboine
Dennis Bohn	Neil Kitching	Kennedy Bird	Daniel Hunt		Assiniboine
Braden Calvert	Kyle Kurz	Lucas Van Den Bosch	Brendan Wilson		Deer Lodge
Reid Carruthers	Braeden Moskowy	Derek Samagalski	Colin Hodgson		West St Paul
Tyler Drews	Joshua Drews	Daryl Evans	Jake Zelenewich	Kyle Allenby	Fort Rouge
Cale Dunbar	Shayne MacGranachan	Cody Chatham	Kyle Sambrook		Riverview
Rob Fisher	Jason Yates	Mike Csversko	Lawson Yates	Darcy Todoruk	Dauphin
Kyle Foster	Shawn Magnusson	Kyle Einarson	Justin Reischek		Arborg
Graham Freeman	Brooks Freeman	Cory Barkley	Dwayne Barkley	Kevin Barkley	Virden
Darryl Friesen	Ernie Funk	Jamie Wall	Reg Funk	Greg Hrehirchuk	St Vital
Travis Graham	Grant Brown	Shaun Kennedy	Jeff Ziemanski		Burntwood
Sean Grassie	Ty Dilello	Devin McArthur	Chad Barkman		Deer Lodge
Jason Gunnlaugson	Alex Forrest	Ian McMillan	Connor Njegovan		Granite
Steve Irwin	Travis Taylor	Travis Brooks	Travis Saban	Rob Van Deynze	Brandon
Julien Leduc	Brett Moxham	Ben Woelk	Hugh McFarlane	Corey Chambers	Granite
Tanner Lott	Justin Reynolds	Wade Ford	Nick Weshnoweski	Dan Winters	Winnipeg Beach
William Lyburn	Richard Daneault	Jared Kolomaya	Braden Zawada	Jim Coleman	Assiniboine
Kelly Marnoch	Bart Witherspoon	Branden Jorgensen	Chris Cameron	Rob Van Kommer	Carberry
Mike McEwen*	B. J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld		Fort Rouge
Terry McNamee	Brendan Taylor	Geordie Hargreaves	Trevor Calvert		Brandon
Richard Muntain	Mike McCaughan	Rylan Young	Stu Shiells	Curtis McCannell	Pinawa
Randy Neufeld	Peter Nicholls	Dean Dunstone	Dale Michie		La Salle
Brandon Radford	Brett MacDonald	Carter Watkins	Austin Pearson	Neal Watkins	Swan River
J. T. Ryan	Jacques Gauthier	Colin Kurz	Brendan Bilawka	Graham McFarlane	Assiniboine
Merv Satterthwaite	Brent Griffin	Ken Armstrong	Heinz Warkentin	Mike Zwarycz	St Vital
Pat Simmons	Colton Lott	Kyle Doering	Rob Gordon		Granite
Riley Smith	Nick Curtis	Jared Hancox	Trevor Grenkow	Colin Grenkow	Fort Rouge
Ryan Thomson	Kyle Peters	Mark Georges	Evan Gillis	Mitch Halstead	Morden
Brett Walter	Zachary Wasylik	Chase Dusessoy	Liam Tod	Thomas Dunlop	Elmwood
Andrew Wickman	Ryan Hlatkey	Justin Paddock	Rodney Legault		Fort Rouge

*McEwen was hospitalized from the second draw until the semifinals due to having chicken pox. Except for the first draw and the final, the team played with just three players, with B. J. Neufeld assuming skipping duties. McEwen skipped and threw third stones in the final.^[3]

Draw

32 team double knockout with playoff round
Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event

A Event

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Riley Smith		2
	Terry McNamee		6
						Terry McNamee		1
						Reid Carruthers		11
	Reid Carruthers		8
	Rob Fisher		1
											Reid Carruthers		10
											David Bohn		6
	David Bohn		8
	Cale Dunbar		6
						David Bohn		7
						Julien Leduc		3
	Sean Grassie		4
	Julien Leduc		5

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Graham Freeman		5
	Travis Bale		7
						Travis Bale		9
						Darryl Friesen		3
	Braden Calvert		2
	Darryl Friesen		9
											Travis Bale		6
											Daniel Birchard		2
	Jason Gunnlaugson		11
	Travis Graham		1
						Jason Gunnlaugson		5
						Daniel Birchard		8
	Kelly Marnoch		6
	Daniel Birchard		10

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 3
	Andrew Wickman		7
	Randy Neufeld		8
						Randy Neufeld		3
						Pat Simmons		6
	Pat Simmons		10
	Brandon Radford		2
											Pat Simmons		6
											William Lyburn		2
	Brett Walter		7
	William Lyburn		8
						William Lyburn		10
						Tyler Drews		4
	Steve Irwin		1
	Tyler Drews		8

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
	Richard Muntain		7
	Tanner Lott		6
						Richard Muntain		6
						Team McEwen		11
	Merv Satterthwaite		2
	Mike McEwen		9
											Team McEwen		7
											Dennis Bohn		5
	Dennis Bohn		6
	Ryan Thomson		3
						Dennis Bohn		9
						Kyle Foster		7
	J. T. Ryan		4
	Kyle Foster		6

B Event

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 5
	Riley Smith		4
	Rob Fisher		12			Julien Leduc		9
						Rob Fisher		7
											Julien Leduc		2
	Cale Dunbar		8								Terry McNamee		7
	Sean Grassie		5			Terry McNamee		9
						Cale Dunbar		2
																Terry McNamee		3
																David Bohn		8

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 6
	Graham Freeman		10
	Braden Calvert		3			Jason Gunnlaugson		6
						Graham Freeman		8
											Graham Freeman		11
	Travis Graham		2								Darryl Friesen		3
	Kelly Marnoch		8			Darryl Friesen		10
						Kelly Marnoch		6
																Graham Freeman		3
																Daniel Birchard		7

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 7
	Andrew Wickman		7
	Brandon Radford		4			Tyler Drews		9
						Andrew Wickman		6
											Tyler Drews		5
	Brett Walter		4								Steve Irwin		6
	Steve Irwin		9			Randy Neufeld		3
						Steve Irwin		4
																Steve Irwin		8
																William Lyburn		5

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 8
	Tanner Lott		7
	Merv Satterthwaite		1			Kyle Foster		7
						Tanner Lott		1
											Kyle Foster		6
	Ryan Thomson		5								J. T. Ryan		7
	J. T. Ryan		11			Richard Muntain		6
						J. T. Ryan		8
																J. T. Ryan		9
																Dennis Bohn		3

Playoffs

Playoff round

8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round

	Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Q1	Reid Carruthers	8
	Q6	Daniel Birchard	0
						Reid Carruthers		8
						Travis Bale		4
	Q2	Travis Bale	6
	Q5	David Bohn	2

	Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Q3	Pat Simmons	5
	Q8	J.T. Ryan	9
						J.T. Ryan		3
						Team McEwen		5
	Q4	Team McEwen	8
	Q7	Steve Irwin	2

	Semifinals					Qualifier 3
						1	Daniel Birchard	5
	2	Daniel Birchard	6				J.T. Ryan	7
	3	David Bohn	5

	Semifinals					Qualifier 4
						1	Steve Irwin	8
	2	Pat Simmons	8				Travis Bale	5
	3	Steve Irwin	9

Championship round

	Page playoff system					Semifinal					Final
	1	Reid Carruthers	7								1	Reid Carruthers	7
	2	Team McEwen	4								2	Team McEwen	6
						2	Team McEwen	6
						3	J.T. Ryan	2
	3	J.T. Ryan	5
	4	Steve Irwin	3

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 3, 6:00 pm

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Reid Carruthers	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	X	7
Team McEwen	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	X	4

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 3, 6:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
J.T. Ryan	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	5
Steve Irwin	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3

Semifinal

Sunday, February 4, 8:30 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Team McEwen	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	6
J.T. Ryan	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	X	2

Final

Sunday, February 4, 3:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Reid Carruthers	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	7
Mike McEwen	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	6

2018 Viterra Championship
Reid Carruthers 5th Manitoba Provincial Championship title

References

1. "8 Ends: Big 3 lead stacked field at Viterra Championship - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
2. "Team Personnel".
3. "McEwen hospitalized, but team rolls on.... Carruthers untouched, Simmons in trouble... Olympic hangovers linger". winnipegsun.